The Galloping Major (1951)
1h 22m
Running Time
May 7, 1951Release Date
Plot.
A syndicate is set up to buy a racehorse, but they end up buying the wrong one by mistake. Unfortunately the horse is useless on the flat, so they try entering him as a jumper.
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Cast & Crew.
Basil Radford
Major Arthur Hill / Idea
Jimmy Hanley
Bill Collins
Janette Scott
Susan Hill
A.E. Matthews
Sir Robert Medleigh
Rène Ray
Pam Riley
Hugh Griffith
Humbert Temple
Joyce Grenfell
Maggie
Charles Victor
Sam Fisher
Sydney Tafler
Mr. Leon
Julien Mitchell
Sergeant Adair
Charles Lamb
Ernie Smart
Charles Hawtrey
Lew Rimmel
Kenneth Evans
Bert
Alfie Bass
Newsboy
Sid James
Bookmaker
Kenneth More
Film Director
Stuart Latham
Studio Assistant
Gilbert Davis
Auctioneer
Leslie Phillips
Reporter (uncredited)
Michael Ward
Racegoer (uncredited)
Edie Martin
Lady at Meeting (uncredited)
Sam Kydd
Newspaper Vendor (uncredited)
Thora Hird
Tea Stall Woman (uncredited)
Ellen Pollock
Horsey Lady (uncredited)
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 7, 1951
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 22m
Filming LocationsLondon, United Kingdom
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
gambling
horse race
movie business
horse
romance
grand national
Wiki.
The Galloping Major is a 1951 British comedy sports film, starring Basil Radford, Jimmy Hanley and Janette Scott. It also featured Sid James, Charles Hawtrey and Joyce Grenfell in supporting roles. It was directed by Henry Cornelius and made at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith. The film's sets were designed by Norman Arnold.
The title is taken from the song "The Galloping Major", and the plot was centred on gambling at the horse racing track. People in a London suburb form a syndicate to buy a race horse to run in the Grand National.
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